The National v37.1.3

Newsquest Media Group Ltd

• In-app purchases

About this app

Developer Description

News and analysis you can trust from Scotland's pro-independence newspaper

The National is a dynamic newspaper providing comprehensive coverage of current affairs, politics, business, culture, and more. With a strong focus on national and international news, it offers insightful analysis, thought-provoking opinion pieces and in-depth reporting. As the first newspaper in Scotland to be written in support of independence, we thrive to provide our readers with top quality content covering Scottish affairs in politics & business as well as the latest sports and special features.

The National app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, politics, sports and events in Scotland and gives you the following great features…

• Live Updates: Get the latest news, politics and sport as it happens
• Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions
• Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover
• Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day
• Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists

Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/privacy-policy
Terms of Use - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/terms-conditions/

What's New

• Improvements to the article reading experience

In-app purchases

$0.99 - $139.99 per item

Version Information

Version: 37.1.3
Downloads: 10K+
Updated on: Dec 16, 2025
Released: Jul 20, 2016
Requires: Android 8.0

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#46 in Top Grossing News And Magazines in United Kingdom

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The National users say on Google Play

★★★★★

Mairi Briggs

Excellent newspaper. The only newspaper in Scotland and England, which reports news accurately without bias.

★★★★

A Google user

Couldn't get this app to work, even though I have a subscription. The support explained to me that it's actually The National news reader app that I should download, which I did and which is working well. Maybe Newsquest could make this clearer!

★★★

A Google user

Why does this application request permissions to access my contacts and also manage/make calls!? This is a newspaper viewer - absolutely no need to know that sort of data. To anyone installing - you don't have to accept these in order to run and use the app. Don't let them gather your data.

★★

A Google user

I already subscribe to The National, but now find that, having downloaded the app (,to which I thought I was already entitled) you intend charging me a further £12.99 for the app! I don't think so! Cancel the Google Play app for The National app and stop sending me emails which keep asking me to download it. You must have obtained my email address from my subscription to the excellent newspaper, but stop taking the p ---!

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A Google user

Despite my having used the app successfully for many months, it has suddenly decided that I don't have a subscription (I do) and won't let me in. I have uninstalled and reinstalled, to no avail. I continue to get normal access on my laptop 🥴